Three Raids from Chinese City to Yangtszepoo: 29 Arrests and Two Ruffians Shot: No Police Killed Zealous devotion to duty and enrive disregard of personal danger was amply displayed again by the 'Municipal Police last Friday afternoon, when a party of three foreigners and about 20 Chinese, attached to Sinza Station, entered house in Yangtszepoo,' and spite of armed resistance on the part of the inmates, shot and killed two armed kidnappers and rescued Mr. K. L. Sung of the Shanghai-Naukieg Tailway, whose kidnapping we reported a fow days ago.
Earlier reports had it that Det.- Sergt, S, Gash had been wounded and sent to hospital, but the reports were fortunately premature, Sergt. Gash, the second man to enter the house, had three bullet holes through hhis sleeve, and was burned in the leg by a' stray bullet, which did not break the cloth of his trousers.
A Chinese detective was shot in the leg, and two police agents were wounded, one in the foot, and the other, the more seriously injured, was shot twice in the les. He also was struck by two bullets in the right and left breast, but because he wore a steel waist-coat, hho was not mortally wounded, Heavy Firing All Round 'The affair began just after noon and the real battle lasted, perhaps for only two or three' minul Sergt, Gash emptied thre ma-famines. Det-Sub-Inspr. C, Henry used up the contents of magazines, and P, C. 8. Davis's Golf 15 automatic needed replenish ing before the affair ended, Owing to the need for immediate action, the police could not make any plans before the raid. The information which they received merely told them where Mr. Sung was being kept a captive, and apart from equipping themselves with ated warnt-coats, which they secured.
Sinza Station and others which they got from Louza Station and Hongkew Station, while en route to the scone of the raid, they could make no preparations.. Not tone of the detectives was familiar. with the house, nor did they know for certain that the captive was there.
In Sinza district itself they found another portion of the gang, who informed them of the whereabouts of the man whom they considered to be their leader.
He, too, was taken into custody. When the police found a service ass, the property of Br. Sung and which was issued to him by his employers, the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, they were sure that their prisoner' was concerned with this! kidnapping. He confessed to having taken part and told where Dir. Sung was being detained, 'The Kidnappers' Lair This information put the police fon their mettle. Foreigners, detec tives, and their agents secured shields and steel waist-coats, and three motor-ear loads were off with a jump. They drew up about 500 yards from the house, and approach. ed the spot cautiously.
The kidnappers had rented a shop at the corner of Pingliang Road and Ningkuo Road, the premises being part of a recently constructed Semi-modern group of shops and Chinese houses, intersected with the Usual alleyways. The rear boundaries of the tract were surrounded by a I0-ft, corrugated from fence. The shop, itself, was directly on the corner and on either side were two vacant shops.
There was no time for recon-noirring. They posse rushed in and found two men and two women having their tiffin. A few earpentry tools and some boars lay about, merely a disguise. Covering the Kroup, the police asked them where the others were. They answered The Battle Then came real action, An age wearing a bullet-proof waist-coat Jed the way, followed closely by Det-Sergt. Giah. "Halt-way up the stairs they were fired upon Single man shot perhaps six: times The agent staggered and fell back: upon Sergt, Gash. Two bullets had. spattered on the resisting steel surface. Two ochers struck him in the ters. One bullet passed through.
Gash's right coat sleeve.
Gash felt the other as it The Pretended Actor a result of their operations, which began before midnight last Thursday, 29 alleged kidnappers appeared at the Provisional Court on Saturday morning. About 11 pam. last Thuraday, a detective arrested an actor and his concubine in the theatre district. The man asserted that ho was an actor, but in reality hho is believed to be one of the lenders of the gang of Shaohsing Kidnappers, After close questioning the man admitted his connection with a gang, but he refused to give regarding any of their! ascertained from him that of his confederates were living in the Chinese City, Sinea detectives obtained the assistance Of this officers, and at 4.80 am.
ist Priday, they made their first raid. dri this instance also, they were working blindly. They: got to the mouse and surrounded it, but could not effect an entrance without disturbing those within. "They were non-plussed. One of their agents, however, dared to enter the house next toit. From this he crawled over a wall, and in game manner which he has not explained, he made his way Inside, slipped to the lower floor and opened the front door. The party found their prey in bed, and pranent upon them before they stung hin in the leg, the bullet not breaking the cloth, but the heat burned his Mesh.
'They could not advance. 'Those downstairs were secured and. the' party went out of the front door. The kidnapper followed them into brandishing his pistol. He seemed mad with rae, as he shouted, "Kill, kill" As he stepped
opened fire, and all three forel From the pavement the entire party officers are sure that they hit him. He staggered back into the room, and as was ascertained later, een: led into the alleyway and died, The party took to cover. Men assumed stations behind electric standards, others crawled into fields: across the tad. P.O. S, covered one alleyway, Det-Sub-lupe, Honey took the other, while Sergt. Gash' was directly in front of the shop. While the police were shooting at. the first kidnapper, another Chinese came on to the verandah and shot at them, but they drove him back.
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